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Today marks the first day of Pride 2020.

It also marks the seventh day of protests held in honor of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery. It’s been 634 days since Botham Jean was murdered by a police officer, 233 days since Atatiana Jefferson was fatally shot by a police officer, 2,123 days since Michael Brown was fatally shot by a police officer, and 2,146 days since Eric Garner was choked to death by a police officer. 

It has been five days since Tony McDade, a Black trans man from Florida, was shot and killed by a police officer.  

At the time of this post, it has been almost 19 hours since David McAtee was shot and killed by the authorities. 

This week has served as a stark reminder that those who have power in this country wield it recklessly and violently against Black people, non-Black POC, and trans people. For some, the power is found in their badge. In others, it’s their skin tone, their socio-economic status, their cisgender privileges, or any other number of privileges one can have. In 2018, with at least 26 trans people who were murdered, all but one was a trans woman, and all but one was a person of color. According to data collected by Human Rights Campaign, this pattern is all too common. It should also be noted that the number of trans people who are murdered is grossly underreported, with many families and newspapers often misgendering those who can no longer speak up for themselves. 

On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall riots began as a response to the constant police raids of nightlife establishments frequented by the LGBTQIA+ community. That night sparked a revolution, with many eye-witnesses crediting Black and Latinx trans women for being brave enough to ignite what would become one of the most pivotal nights in LGBTQIA+ history. Without Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, there would have been no uprising. Without them, there would be no Pride. 

At this moment, it would be tone-deaf and insensitive to commemorate Pride in the same celebratory fashion we usually do. Instead, we’re asking you to make the commitment to better the lives of the oppressed. Do the work to become actively anti-racist if you are not Black. Spread the word that Black lives matter. Spread the word that trans people deserve to feel safe wherever they go. Reblog this post, make your own, or find someone in your life who doesn’t understand and do your best to make them understand. Donate if you can. 

The first Pride was a riot. We stand with you.

apparently my boss who is a professor at my school doesn’t have a cell phone and his coworkers were upset by this so they bought him a childs toy phone and labeled it “David’s jitterbug” (for those of you that don’t know jitterbugs are phones made for old people that have like massive buttons and shit) so the other day I walked into his office to ask him a question and he pressed a button on it which made it start loudly playing the ABCs and he said “excuse me I have to take this” and then started singing along to the ABCs while shooing me out of his office

!!OpenStarter:Sleepy!!

Sonic’s ear twitches slightly, the hedgehog snoring softly as he sleeps. Currently, he was in a cute little fort he had built with lots of blankets, pillow and chairs. He was curled on into himself, simply having fallen asleep on the nest of pillows he snatched from around his house. He swore he was gonna stay up late to night…but once he got comfy enough, he was out like a light. Didn’t help that everyone was being so affectionate today. All those pets and ear rubs kinda tuckered him out. He felt so relaxed and warm…and along with the softness of the blanket and pillows surrounding him, and how comfy and warm it was there…Yeah, he had no chance. Right before he had promptly passed out, he was actually doodling away in his sketchbook. As well as snacking on some donuts. The blue hedgehogs gloves lied right next to the sketchbook, along with some pencils and colored pencils. The sides of the gloves were a smudged grey from the graphite. So right now, the hedgehog’s lil paw beans pads on his hands were exposed! Thankfully no one was around to see he had taken off his gloves…

Shermy is now my new favorite character And you can't change my mind

Kitten Zera

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It seems like my head is conjuring up some self depreciating thoughts again

I think this might be a sign that I need to eat lunch

AnyWAY have a Mom Yako I drew yesterday on my tablet

Calling someone a dipshit but like platonically

Calling someone a moron but like flirtatiously

Cuphead Age Gap Au In this Au mugman is the older introverted brother While cuphead is the younger extroverted brother This is my own original idea Not sure if anyone has made anything similar